> I have 4 hives on individual scales that are plotted on a chart one
> reading a minute, just to see if messing with the hives would put off
> foraging. I smoked 2 while not smoking the other 2 the amount of nectar
> collected dropped by about 30% on the smoked hives for that day. If you
> are not concerned about the amount of honey yes you can inspect your
> hives as many time as you want.
- Charlie Harper

What I tell new beekeepers is not to open a hive without purpose and 
that their own learning is a reasonable purpose.

This is not to say that opening hives is without consequence.

New Beekeepers seem to be more focused on personal education than honey 
production.  That's ok with me.

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